English
detinue
Detinue comes from Old French detenue, from detenir ‘to detain’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdetineoas detinere‘to hold or keep off or back, detain, check’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400detenir‘to detain’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400detenuefeminine singular past participle of detenir
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaydetinue
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdetineoas detinere‘to hold or keep off or back, detain, check’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400detenir‘to detain’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400detenuefeminine singular past participle of detenir
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaydetinue
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’
tone, entertainment, maintenance, tight, ton, tune, obtain, tender, tonic, tendon, tenacious, pertinent, pristine, countenance, tantra, tetanus, maintainer, tendinitis, hypotenuse, retentive, 62 more
through Proto-Italic *tenēō ‘to hold’
container, incontinent, 18 more
through Latin teneō ‘hold’
content, tennis, continue, contain, tenant, continuous, sustain, retain, continent, retention, tenor, tenacity, rein, sustenance, continuum, abstain, abstinence, tenement, tenet, pertain, incontinence, tenable, abstention, continence, abstinent, retinue, 20 more
through Latin detineo ‘to hold or keep off or back, detain, check’
through Old French detenir ‘to detain’
Today it means
noun A person or thing detained; a detainee.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / detinue